Psalm 23:6

Wow. Seventeen days until Nellie and I leave for Namibia... It's like I knew the time would be coming but the feeling is still crazy.
Nellie and I both have a lot left to do. But God has provided SO faithfully. The more I proclaim my faith in Him, the more He shows Himself to be who He is.

The other day Jeff (our pastor/mentor/friend/all around awesome person) took a few of us up to Portland to meet with a woman that he has told us a lot about. She has been involved in Youth With A Mission for years and went through their teacher training system after she had already been through the university education system and had taught for a number of years. We had a great time just eating lunch and talking about our dreams and some practical education options for each of us. I was listening to everyone discuss their opinions of why the path they took or plan on taking works or doesn't work the best. I suddenly was overwhelmed with anxiety. I hadn't thought about the subject for quite a while. I made the decision to set all of those plans aside last fall... And ever since then I haven't had much stress about the subject. But while everyone was talking about why College was the key or was a potential waste of thousands and thousands of dollars.... I got overwhelmed. My chest tightened up and I started to get a headache. But the most amazing thing happened next. Before I had the chance to tell anyone how I was feeling or really verbally acknowledge it at all- God spoke to me. He brought to mind the scripture that had been in my head for the few days prior to the lunch. I would wake up and instantly say out loud "'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord..."(Jeremiah 29:11). This is one of the scriptures that is used ALL THE TIME. But truth is truth is truth. And I choose to accept this scripture for myself. So anyway, He speaks to me suddenly and starts to say that scripture. But He stops really quickly. All He says is "For I KNOW...". And I just wanted to collapse and weep. The tightness in my chest loosened and I could breathe normally and I felt great. He reminded me that a big part of the awesomeness of that scripture is that He knows. It's not a question for Him of "What's the right thing to do?! Oh no! I might mess up!"... He's got this.

Sorry, I ramble. But God just does cool things, so I wanted to share them with whoever will read my blog.
I am so excited to see what God does in the next hour, 2 weeks, 5 months, 50 & 500 years. He's good. All the time.